Saturday, December 26

Review: Reap by Tillie Cole

Raised
as a prototype for the Georgian Bratva's obedience drug, 221 fails to think,
act, or live for himself; he's his master's perfectly-crafted killing puppet.
Standing at six-foot-six, weighing two-hundred-and-fifty pounds, and unrivaled
in to-the-death combat, 221 successfully secures business for the Georgian
Mafiya Boss of NYC, who rules the dark world of the criminal underground. Until
his enemies capture him.

Talia
Tolstaia dreams to break from the heavy clutches of Bratva life. She dreams of
another life--away from the stifling leash of her Russian Bratva Boss father
and from the brutality of her work at The Dungeon, her criminal family's
underground death-match enterprise. But when she stumbles upon her family's
captive who is more monster than man, she starts to see the man underneath. A
powerful, beautiful, damaged man whose heart calls to hers. But sacrifices must
be made--blood for blood...life for life...souls for scarred souls...

After reading Reap, I reassessed my thoughts on Raze.Don’t get me wrong, Raze was good but I
connected a whole heck of a lot more with 221 and Talia.Their story is so dark and beautiful. Their
moments together are filled with anguish and then on the opposite side, so pure
that it makes the story riveting to read.

Raze rescues 221 from the hands of his master and brings him to
a hideout that Talia has chosen for as her get-away spot.For weeks Talia observes 221 chained down in
her basement until one night she can take no more and goes downstairs.This leads to a kindling of trust, of
friendship, and in the future, much more.During this, Talia starts to fall for 221 and creates a safe haven for
him as he is weaned off the drugs his master pumped in him.During this time, 221 starts to internally
battle what how his master raised him and if he is truly free.His childhood memories start to come forward
and everything that he knows he starts to question. Talia is there to help
comfort him and when the time comes, to help fill in the blanks that he cannot
remember.

I think the most beautiful thing about this book is the
relationship that is forged between 221 and Talia.In Raze, Talia is happy for her best friend
Kisa for finding her lost love but longs to be so lucky.When 221 is brought to her door, finding the
one is the last thing from Talia’s mind, but it is what happens.They learn from each other, they create
safety for each other, and they depend on each other.These two characters wrap themselves up in
their own world of growing love.Knowing
what (basically) an animal 221 was before and watching how he blossomed under
the care of Talia was moving.It just
goes to show you that love can transform people.

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